Charlotte Schmitz

Biography:
Charlotte has developed very consistent and original work about the issues that affect her as a young contemporary woman. She is building a very interesting narrative using compelling images to convey a deliberately personal approach. She has...
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Johanna-Maria Fritz and I photographed young men working in prostitution in the central park »Tiergarten« in Berlin. Since 2015 most of them are young refugees from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan. The german magazine DUMMY just published some of our pictures, including an interview with me about the general situation in the park and which role as photographers we have and see in trying to change the current situation of the men. Most of them have become heroin addicted here in Germany, many are without housing and are living in the park, some are even facing deportation.

To see some more pictures, please follow this link: http://charlotteschmitz.com/garden-of-lost-dreams